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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2023
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Keita Imai, Seto, JP;
Kiichi Yokoyama, Toyota, JP;
Hiroki Monji, Toyota, JP;
Yusuke Ueta, Haibara-gun, JP;
Tatsuya Sakai, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An in-wheel motor including: a motor disposed inside a wheel; and a case that accommodates the motor, characterized in that: a lower arm mounting portion to which the case and a lower arm are connected, is included; the lower arm mounting portion is disposed at a position facing a surface of the wheel; and the case includes a drain plug disposed at a position between the surface of the wheel and the lower arm mounting portion.